In new research, published in Third World Quarterly, Christopher Szabla, Assistant Professor in International Law at Durham University, traces the roots of contemporary migration debates to the “long 1970s.”, which was a key turning point in global migration governance.
The rise of repatriation: Global South refugees and forerunners of the International Organization for Migration in the long 1970s
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New publication: my chapter in this volume, coauthored with Lina Venturas of Panteion University in Greece. The chapter focuses on geopolitical factors behind the expansion of the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to focus on global refugees
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My latest article now out in @thirdworldq.bsky.social on the "rise of repatriation" through the lens of the IOM and predecessor orgs' increasing focus on refugees and the "long 1970s" as a formative period for current debates and practices in migration management www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It therefore looks beyond a functionalist reading of the expansion of ICEM, which has become the International Organization for Migration today. If you have institutional access, you can read it here: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...